Premiership · Matchday 18
Manchester United v Southampton
6–1
Manchester United beat Southampton 6–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 22nd December 2001 in the Premiership. Ruud van Nistelrooy (1', 34', 54'), Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (41'), Roy Keane (72') and Phil Neville (78') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 1' Ruud van Nistelrooy 1–0
- 29' Kevin Davies
- 34' Ruud van Nistelrooy 2–0
- 41' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 3–0
- Half Time
- 54' Ruud van Nistelrooy 4–0
- 55' Marion Pahars 4–1
- 66' David Beckham for Veron
- 66' Ryan Giggs for Solskjaer
- 67' Paul Scholes
- 72' Roy Keane 5–1
- 78' Phil Neville 6–1
- 82' Ronnie Wallwork for Keane
- Full Time 6–1
Match Facts
- Ruud van Nistelrooy scored a hat-trick.
- Ruud van Nistelrooy's 3 goals took him to 16 in 2001-2002 and 16 for United.
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's 8th goal of 2001-2002, and his 81st for United.
- Roy Keane's 2nd goal of 2001-2002, and his 42nd for United.
- Phil Neville's 1st goal of 2001-2002, and his 4th for United.
Starting XI
Southampton Lineup
Starting XI
1 Paul Jones G
2 Jason Dodd D
3 Wayne Bridge D
4 Chris Marsden M
5 Claus Lundekvam D
6 Paul Williams D
9 James Beattie F
10 Kevin Davies F
12 Anders Svensson M
17 Marians Pahars F ⚽
33 Paul Telfer M
Substitutes
13 Neil Moss
18 Rory Delap on
20 Tahar El Khalej
24 Dan Petrescu
36 Brett Ormerod on
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Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Gordon Strachan
Southampton
Match Information
United vs Southampton History
Meeting 100 of 135
135
Played
70
Won
38
Drawn
27
Lost
239
Goals For
147
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th February 1897. After this match United had played Southampton 100 times: 48W 28D 24L.
22 Apr 2000 W 3–1 PL 28 Oct 2000 W 5–0 PL 13 May 2001 L 1–2 PL
22 Dec 2001 W 6–1 This match
13 Jan 2002 W 3–1 PL 2 Nov 2002 W 2–1 PL 1 Feb 2003 W 2–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 65 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 134 | 64 | 63.1 |
| Away | 67 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 101 | 80 | 40.3 |
| Neutral | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 66.7 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →